Netflix’s October 2025 lineup is a slate of of gripping stories, with The Diplomat‘s third season thrusting Keri Russell’s Kate Wyler into a high-stakes political firestorm, Monster: The Ed Gein Story unearthing the chilling origins of horror’s most infamous ghoul, and Boots delivering a heartfelt, irreverent dive into 1990s Marine Corps life.
From reality romance in Love Is Blind to the stealth thrills of Splinter Cell: Deathwatch and true-crime chaos in Mob War: Philadelphia Vs the Mafia, the month promises a diverse slate to keep you glued to your screen.
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LOVE IS BLIND (Season 9)
Singles who want to be loved for who they are have signed up for a less conventional approach to modern dating, and will choose someone to marry without ever meeting them. Over several weeks, and 12 episodes, the newly engaged couples will move in together, plan their wedding, and find out if their physical connection matches their strong emotional bond developed in the pods. When their wedding day arrives, will real-world realities and external factors push them apart, or will they marry the person they fell blindly in love with?
Hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, the series aims to uncover whether looks, race, or age do matter — or if love really is blind.
Format: Reality TV
Streaming From: October 1, 2025
MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY
Serial killer. Grave robber. Psycho. In the frozen fields of 1950s rural Wisconsin, a friendly, mild-mannered recluse named Eddie Gein lived quietly on a decaying farm – hiding a house of horrors so gruesome it would redefine the American nightmare.
Driven by isolation, psychosis, and an all-consuming obsession with his mother, Gein’s perverse crimes birthed a new kind of monster that would haunt Hollywood for decades. From Psycho to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to The Silence of the Lambs, Gein’s macabre legacy gave birth to fictional monsters born in his image and ignited a cultural obsession with the criminally deviant. Ed Gein didn’t just influence a genre — he became the blueprint for modern horror.
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s groundbreaking anthology series returns with its third, most harrowing installment yet. Monster: The Ed Gein Story tells the story of how one simple man in Plainfield, Wisconsin became history’s most singular ghoul. He revealed to the world the most horrific truth of all — that monsters aren’t born, they’re made…by us.
Format: Horror, Drama
Streaming from: October 3, 2025
TRUE HAUNTING
Acclaimed master of horror James Wan brings his chilling cinematic vision to two real supernatural stories — Eerie Hall (3 episodes) and This House Murdered Me (2 episodes).
Format: Horror, Documentary
Streaming from: October 7, 2025
BOOTS (Season One)
Boots is a one-hour comedic drama that delivers an irreverent, off-beat take on the coming-of-age story. Set in the tough, unpredictable world of the 1990s US Marine Corps —when being gay in the military was still illegal — the series follows directionless, closeted Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer) and his best friend Ray McAffey (Liam Oh), the son of a decorated Marine, as they join a diverse group of recruits.
Together, this ensemble navigates the literal and metaphorical landmines of boot camp, forging unlikely bonds and discovering their true selves in an environment designed to push them to their limits. With sharp wit and plenty of heart, Boots is about friendship, resilience, and finding your place in the world—even when that world seems determined to keep you in line or leave you behind.
The eight-episode series hails from creator and co-showrunner Andy Parker (Tales of the City, Imposters), showrunner Jennifer Cecil (Umbrella Academy, One Tree Hill), and executive producer Norman Lear. Inspired by the book The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White.
Format: Comedy, Drama
Streaming From: October 9, 2025
SPLINTER CELL: DEATHWATCH (Season 1)
In this first-ever adaptation of the acclaimed stealth video game Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, legendary agent Sam Fisher is drawn back into the field when a wounded young operative seeks out his help.
Produced by Ubisoft, in partnership with Derek Kolstad (John Wick), Sun Creature and Fost.
Format: Drama, Thriller
Streaming from: October 14, 2025
THE DIPLOMAT (Season 3)
In Season Three, Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want. She just accused Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she’s after the VP’s job. But now the President is dead, Kate’s husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is leader of the free world.
None of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency. Kate steps into a role she never wanted, with a freedom she never expected, an increasingly complicated friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn (Bradley Whitford).
Format: Political thriller
Streaming Date: October 16, 2025
STARTING 5 (Season 2)
Get ready for the return of Starting 5, as season 2 brings an exciting new lineup of NBA stars: Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics, Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers, and James Harden of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Format: Sports Documentary
Streaming from: October 16
MOB WAR: PHILADELPHIA Vs. THE MAFIA
Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly Love, but in the ’90s, it was a bloodbath. Two warring mob factions — John Stanfa and Joey Merlino — battle for control while plunging ’90s Philadelphia into chaos and bloodshed.
Format: True Crime
Streaming from: October 22, 2025
